Random Findings In Wonderland

whaoanon:

dantheuscfan:

the golden tortoise beetle.

oh cool

(via toxcatl)

priceofliberty:

taktophoto:

Tale of nature from Vyacheslav Mishchenko

every single one of these photos looks like a dream

(via deanbears)

staceythinx:

This underwater fashion shoot with whale sharks was a collaboration between photographers Shawn Heinrichs and Kristian Schmidt to raise awareness about conservation.

About the project:

This November I teamed up with fashion/wildlife photographer Kristian Schmidt to redefine how the world views threatened marine species. I first met Kristian on a whale shark trip with our friend and ally Richard Branson and conservation organization WildAid (an NGO focused in reducing demand for endangered species), and we were immediately captivated by each others work. Recognizing that people only protect what they care about, we hatched a plan that would combine my underwater and marine life photography expertise with Kristian’s mastery of creative fashion photography.

staceythinx:

Insects organized neatly by Christopher Marley.

Marley on his work:

My chief objective in working with obscure organisms is to foster a deep appreciation for the masterful design found everywhere in the natural world.

This passion began for me with insects. Though an avid naturalist from my youth, for most of my life, insects were to be all that was wrong with nature. I could not find beauty or appreciation in them - only abhorrence. However, once I look at them from the perspective of a designer, I was immediately affected by how cleanly and precisely they fit my own artistic standards of purpose and sleek utilization. Delving a bit deeper into the insect world, I was shocked to discover how much latent elegance and lustrous beauty I had been unable to see before. As my intense emotions regarding insects switched polarity. a driving passion was born to share my newfound perspective. In order to bring others to others to this alternate view, I needed to take these enigmatic creatures as far as possible out of their natural context, where I had studiously avoided them for so many years.

I undertake this by prepping the insects in the most cleanly symmetrical forms possible and displaying them in a perfectly antiseptic, inorganic presentation: effectively diminishing the fear of reprisal that large bugs tend to inspire. In some cases, little else is required to form an appreciable tribute to these architectural marvels. For this reason, at times, I consider myself more of a designer than an artist. So much of nature’s story is yet unheard. I hope to help it ring more clearly.

songofwanderlust:

greencarnations:

americanfrontier:

squigglydigg:

hockeystuck:

katybliss:

You always hear about how technology and the modern world are harming nature. I saw this and started beaming because I’m so glad to see the good technology can do for animals. <3

But actually, this is really heartwarming.  I know a couple of guys who made a sort of wheelchair for their two-legged dog.

THIS IS A NICE POST

I LIKE THIS POST A LOT

does that turtle have a hot wheels wheel for a leg

OMG THE CAT

that beak!

(Source: unicorn-meat-is-too-mainstream, via mylifeaskath16610)